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Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Israel-Palestine: Motion. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I support the motion in the names of Senators Norris, Ross, O'Toole, Henry and Quinn and I fully endorse the sentiments it contains. I thank Senator Norris for his excellent contribution. Senator Norris placed a significant statement from Ramallah on the record of the House. It is significant that Chairman Arafat has stated in unequivocal terms the total opposition of the Palestinian...

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: They are only another species.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I would like to raise a matter with the Minister on the selling of Irish foodstuffs abroad and throughout Europe. This matter was brought to my attention last week by an Irish person living abroad and he asked me to raise it with the Minister. I did not realise I would have an opportunity to do this so soon. Unfortunately, we have a number of agents and non-food producers throughout Europe...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: She should not try Charleroi.

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I support my colleague on this matter. Senator Mansergh is correct that there has been for some time broad acceptance of the 40% principle with regard to all State agencies and boards and appointments made by Government. The difficulty is that the principle is not being observed. A range of problems has emerged regarding why we are not getting a larger number of women on the various boards...

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I wish to reply to the points made by Senator Mansergh. By lifting the bar to the level set out in the amendment, this issue will be put into legislation and it will be determined that a number of women be appointed to the new board. The lead must come from the legislation. The general approach has not worked to date, as the Minister knows, and we will have to look at more aggressive ways of...

Seanad: An Bord Bia (Amendment) Bill 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: We are trying to do it in legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: I welcome the inclusion of No. 2 on the Order Paper today and thank the Leader for organising a debate on the very damning report from Ms Justice Laffoy on the Government's handling of the whole child abuse saga. Is the Leader making provision at the end of the debate for a brief question and answer session where Members can put questions directly to the Minister in charge as happened in the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: The Minister has no difficulty with humility. I am sure he is well able to take it. On 18 December last, the joint committee responsible for this matter met and a total of 42 questions were put to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. To date, none of those questions has been answered by the Minister or his officials. It is very important that a free and fair...

Seanad: Order of Business. (4 Feb 2004)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Address by Mr. Seán Ó Neachtáin, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: I welcome Mr. Ó Neachtáin to the House and thank him for his thoughtful and stimulating address. He follows in a long line of illustrious former Members of the European Parliament who were appointed following the resignation of a Member of the European Parliament. I am thinking of Chris O'Malley who was appointed when Richie Ryan was appointed to the Court of Auditors and Des Geraghty who...

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: Some things never change.

Seanad: Address by Ms Avril Doyle, MEP. (11 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: I fear the Constitution might be compromised.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: It is a motion about bovine diseases.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: We all await today the publication of the independent report into the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. In particular, those who lost loved ones in that terrible atrocity more than 30 years ago await the report. In agreeing to No. 2 and allowing the committee to go about its work of drawing conclusions from the report over the next three months, in no way am I agreeing that the matter cannot be...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: That is a very good idea.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: He has steered it into the rocks.

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: Gazumped again.

Seanad: Report on Dublin and Monaghan Bombings: Motion. - Local Authority Funding: Motion. (10 Dec 2003)

Brian Hayes: Hear, hear.